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E-book categories offered at academic libraries in the United States 2012-2016

Leading categories of e-books offered at academic libraries in the United States in 2012 and 2016

The data displays the categories of e-books in academic library holdings in the U.S. in 2012 and 2016. In 2016, 25% of academic libraries offered general adult fiction books among their e-book collections.

Reference 92 88
Scholarly monographs 91 87
Classic literature 44 54
General adult nonfiction 32 46
Textbooks 30 30
General adult fiction 14 25
Bestsellers 11 0
Other 7 5